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The beauty of holiness, or, A description of the excellency, amiablenes, comfort, and content which is to be found in wayes of purity and holinesse where you have that glorious attribute of Gods holinesse exactly setforth : together with the absolute necessity of our resembling him therein ... / by Tho. Hall.
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Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665.
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hundred_o so_o say_v i_o can_v the_o world_n give_v you_o peace_n joy_n contentment_n in_o all_o condition_n can_v your_o riches_n house_n carnal_a friend_n etc._n etc._n give_v you_o comfort_n when_o you_o come_v to_o die_v or_o will_v they_o not_o rather_o like_o false_a friend_n than_o leave_v you_o and_o forsake_v you_o but_o holiness_n like_o a_o faithful_a friend_n will_v never_o leave_v you_o nor_o forsake_v you_o but_o in_o the_o very_a pang_n of_o death_n will_v yield_v you_o comfort_n isa._n 38._o 1._o 3._o and_o at_o last_o 9_o vestite_fw-fr vos_fw-fr seriââ¦_n pââ¦obitatis_fw-la byssino_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la purpurâ_fw-la pudicitiae_fw-la etc._n etc._n tertul._n de_fw-fr cultu_fw-la faem_fw-la c._n 9_o bring_v you_o to_o everlasting_a happiness_n oh_o then_o let_v we_o clothe_v ourselves_o with_o the_o silk_n of_o honesty_n with_o the_o lawn_n of_o sanctity_n and_o the_o purple_a of_o chastity_n et_fw-la taliter_fw-la pigmentatae_fw-la deum_fw-la habebitis_fw-la 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will_v not_o only_o see_v to_o the_o commonwealth_n but_o he_o have_v also_o a_o care_n of_o his_o family_n psal._n 101._o he_o walk_v not_o only_o in_o god_n house_n but_o in_o his_o own_o house_n with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n he_o pray_v there_o and_o praise_v god_n there_o 2_o sam._n 6._o 20._o joshua_n 24._o 15._o will_v not_o serve_v god_n alone_o but_o he_o and_o his_o house_n will_v serve_v the_o lord_n he_o can_v never_o be_v true_o tender_a of_o the_o soul_n of_o his_o wife_n child_n servant_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v careless_a salu._n morbido_fw-la capite_fw-la nihil_fw-la sanum_fw-la est_fw-la neque_fw-la ullum_fw-la omninò_fw-la membrum_fw-la officio_fw-la svo_fw-la fungitur_fw-la ubi_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la principale_v non_fw-la constat_fw-la salu._n of_o his_o own_o and_o therefore_o it_o concern_v governous_a to_o be_v holy_a that_o they_o may_v teach_v their_o child_n and_o servant_n the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o abraham_n do_v gen._n 18._o 19_o the_o great_a prophanesse_n that_o be_v in_o the_o land_n spring_v principal_o from_o the_o profane_a governor_n of_o family_n for_o they_o usual_o swear_v and_o their_o child_n learn_v of_o they_o to_o swear_v they_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n &_o their_o child_n be_v like_o they_o when_o diogenes_n see_v a_o child_n offend_v he_o run_v and_o beat_v the_o father_n the_o father_n and_o mother_n of_o our_o time_n will_v be_v beat_v for_o most_o of_o the_o offence_n of_o their_o child_n they_o be_v one_o way_n or_o another_o accessary_a unto_o they_o o_o that_o all_o governor_n 40._o infans_fw-la tibi_fw-la est_fw-la ne_o ansam_fw-la &_o occasionem_fw-la arripiat_fw-la improbitas_fw-la ab_fw-la infantia_fw-la sanctitate_fw-la imbuatur_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la unguiculis_fw-la spiritui_fw-la conââ¦retur_fw-la nazian_n orat._n 40._o than_o will_v labour_v for_o grace_n and_o teach_v it_o to_o other_o how_o may_v they_o propagate_v piety_n to_o posterity_n for_o many_o generation_n for_o if_o thou_o teach_v thy_o child_n the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n than_o they_o will_v teach_v their_o child_n and_o so_o on_o as_o timothy_n grandmother_n teach_v his_o mother_n and_o his_o mother_n teach_v he_o and_o he_o teach_v the_o church_n etc._n etc._n second_o a_o holy_a life_n be_v a_o comfortable_a life_n when_o all_o earthly_a comfort_n be_v dead_a and_o go_v yet_o this_o be_v the_o singular_a comfort_n of_o a_o godly_a man_n that_o drexel_n bonae_fw-la menli_fw-la calamitas_fw-la omnis_fw-la occasio_fw-la est_fw-la virtutis_fw-la nec_fw-la malum_fw-la putat_fw-la sed_fw-la exercitium_fw-la patientiae_fw-la et_fw-la pro_fw-la eo_fw-la deo_fw-la gratias_fw-la agit_fw-fr drexel_n he_o have_v a_o god_n to_o go_v to_o job_n 16._o 20._o be_v his_o friend_n dead_a yet_o the_o lord_n live_v psal._n 18._o 46._o have_v he_o lose_v his_o riches_n yet_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v to_o he_o instead_o of_o gold_n and_o he_o shall_v have_v plenty_n of_o silver_n job_n 22_o 25_o do_v his_o head_n fail_v and_o heart_n fail_v yet_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v the_o strength_n of_o his_o heart_n &_o his_o portion_n forever_o psal._n 73._o 26._o in_o a_o word_n if_o he_o be_v in_o any_o want_n it_o be_v but_o go_v to_o his_o father_n and_o make_v it_o know_v to_o he_o and_o it_o be_v supply_v phil._n 4._o 6._o 7._o in_o nothing_o be_v careful_a with_o a_o care_n of_o diffidence_n a_o excessive_a unbelieved_a vex_v torment_a care_n when_o man_n heart_n be_v rend_v in_o sunder_o with_o care_n this_o be_v forbid_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d tear_v not_o your_o heart_n in_o piece_n with_o care_n but_o a_o care_n of_o diligence_n we_o may_v use_v a_o moderate_a wise_a providentiall_a care_n when_o we_o be_v industrious_a in_o those_o calling_n wherein_o god_n have_v set_v we_o 2._o cor_fw-la 2._o 14._o 1_o tim._n 5._o 8._o our_o great_a work_n be_v to_o pray_v for_o what_o we_o want_v and_o to_o give_v thanks_o calvin_n quoties_fw-la impetimur_fw-la aliquâ_fw-la tentatione_n statim_fw-la ad_fw-la orationem_fw-la tanquam_fw-la ad_fw-la sacrum_fw-la asylun_fw-la refugiamus_fw-la calvin_n for_o what_o we_o enjoy_v and_o then_o in_o nothing_o to_o be_v careful_a but_o if_o our_o enemy_n encompass_v we_o it_o be_v but_o make_v our_o request_n to_o god_n as_o david_n do_v psal._n 86._o 2._o preserve_v i_o lord_n for_o i_o be_o holy_a lo_o this_o be_v the_o privilege_n of_o those_o holy_a one_o who_o god_n will_v honour_v this_o honour_n have_v all_o &_o only_o his_o saint_n as_o for_o the_o wicked_a it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o they_o when_o they_o fall_v into_o trouble_n they_o be_v the_o most_o uncomfortable_a man_n in_o the_o world_n when_o the_o good_a man_n be_v most_o comfortable_a like_o those_o foul_a which_o be_v fat_a in_o frosty_a weather_n he_o see_v a_o good_a hand_n of_o providence_n turn_v all_o to_o his_o good_a what_o ever_o befall_v he_o or_o what_o ever_o he_o lose_v yet_o say_v to_o the_o righteous_a sen._n nihil_fw-la accidere_fw-la bono_fw-mi viro_fw-la mali_fw-la potest_fw-la adversi_fw-la aliquid_fw-la fateor_fw-la nihil_fw-la mali_fw-la sen._n it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o he_o isa._n 3._o 10._o we_o all_o desire_v comfortable_a life_n lo_o this_o be_v the_o way_n fly_v from_o sin_n and_o fight_v the_o good_a fight_n for_o godly_a action_n be_v seed_n of_o joy_n and_o godly_a people_n be_v the_o most_o comfortable_a people_n in_o the_o it_o see_v more_o gross_a inducement_n to_o christ._n chap._n 25._o bolton_n in_o his_o epist._n dedicat._n to_o true_a happiness_n in_o the_o end_n of_o it_o world_n and_o have_v the_o great_a ground_n of_o comfort_n as_o have_v a_o sweet_a possession_n and_o a_o large_a reversion_n three_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a life_n true_o to_o a_o carnal_a heart_n and_o to_o a_o wicked_a unwilling_a spirit_n no_o life_n so_o tedious_a they_o esteem_v holy_a humble_a walk_v with_o god_n a_o bondage_n not_o a_o privilege_n but_o to_o a_o regenerate_a man_n who_o nature_n be_v 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